The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Leeds requiring Security Hardening skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Security Hardening falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Leeds.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
536
614
986
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds
89.33%
85.16%
90.38%
Number of daily rates quoted
350
404
683
10th Percentile
£299
£357
£356
25th Percentile
£400
£419
£458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£491
£500
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-1.80%
-9.09%
+7.32%
75th Percentile
£575
£575
£625
90th Percentile
£650
£650
£700
West Yorkshire median daily rate
£498
£500
£525
% change year-on-year
-0.50%
-4.76%
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
20
13
10th Percentile
£25.05
£12.15
£12.00
25th Percentile
£25.13
£13.44
£15.75
Median hourly rate
£25.50
£17.75
£19.00
Median % change year-on-year
+43.66%
-6.58%
-10.59%
75th Percentile
£26.13
£35.00
£21.31
90th Percentile
£26.35
£40.50
£23.26
West Yorkshire median hourly rate
£22.14
£20.75
£18.00
% change year-on-year
+6.70%
+15.28%
-12.20%
Security Hardening Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds
Job postings citing Security Hardening as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leeds.
Security Hardening Daily Rate Trend in Leeds
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Security Hardening.
Security Hardening Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds
For the 6 months to 18 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Security Hardening also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Leeds region with a requirement for Security Hardening.
Security Hardening Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
